Folding seat for vehicles.



No. 884,204.' PATPNTPD APR. 7, 190s.

, H. H. PIPER.

FOLDING SEAT PoR VPHIGLPS.V

' APPLICATION FILED JULYZQ, 1907.

l l irryi panying drawings,

' tion taken on the PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT H. PIPER, OF JACKSON, MISSOURI,

ASSIGNOR OF THIRIEEN-TWENTIETHS TO R. T.

HENDERSON, OF JACKSON, MISSOURI.

FOLDING SEAT To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HERBERT H. Pirna, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Jackson, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri, have inventedcertain new and useful Iml provements in Folding Seats for Vehicles, ofl which the following is a specification containing a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying i drawings,forming a part hereof;

My invention relates to a folding seat for vehicles, my object bein to4provide a simle and inexpensive foling seat which is 1 detachablypositioned adjacent the fixed seat of a vehicle, thus increasing thecarrying capacity of the vehicle; and which folding seat, when not inuse, can be folded so as to occupy a comparatively small space` To theabove purposes, my invention consists in certain novel features ofconstruction and arrangem .nt of parts, which will be hereinafter morefully set forth, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in theaccomin which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a vehicle seat, and showing myimproved foldin seat in position for use in front of the centra por tionof a vehicle seat; Fig. 2 is a vertical secline 2-2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 lis a horizontal section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is afront elevation of a hinge joint I make use of in carrying out myinvention; Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings: l designates aplate, preferab y constructed of metal, said plate being secured in anysuitable manner to the front rail of the vehicle seat, and there being apair of vertically'disposed sockets 3 formed l on said plate, adiacentits ends.Y

5 designates the body portion of the folding seat, which is preferablycushioned and upholstered to conform with the fixed vel hicle seat, andsecured to the under side of l the body 5 is a pair of straps 6, therear ends of which are bent downwardly, as desi nated by 7, so as to been aged in The forward ends of Specification of Letters Patent.Application led July 29, 1907.

the soc ets 3.\ t e strap 6 are bent FOR VEHICLES.

Patented April '7, 1908.

Serial No. 386,169.

downward, and bifurcated, as designated by l' 8; and hinged to thesebifurcated ends are the upper ends of a U-shaped leg 9, which, when lswung into a vertical plane, rests upon the floor or bottom of the outerseat.

When the rear the vehicle and supports end of the body portion 5 o thefolding seat is not in use, the ends of the strap 6 are disengaged fromthe sockets 3, and the leg 9 is folded against the under side of thebody portion of the seat, and thus said folding seat occupies acomparatively small space, and may be readily packed away beneath thefixed seat.

A folding seat tion is simple and inexpensive, com minimum number ofparts, is rea ily attached or detached, and provides simple meanswhereby the seating capacity of the vehicle is increased.

I claim l. The herein described folding seat for vehicles, comprising abody portion, a pair of straps secure to the under side thereof, therear ends of which stra s are bent downward, and the forward ends owhich straps are bent downward, and bifurcated, and a U-shaped leg, theupper ends of which are pivotally connected to the bifurcated forwardends of the straps.

2. The combination with a vehicle and its seat, of a socket late securedto the front face of the seat rail, an auxiliary seat, a pair of strapssecured to the under side thereof, the rear ends of which straps arebent downward and adapted to en age the socket plate, the forward endsof w ich straps are bent downward and bifurcated, and a U-shaped leg,the upper ends of which are ivotally connected to the bifurcated forwarends of the straps,

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERBERT H. PIPER.

rises a of my improved construc-

